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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16
STATE AND COAST ITEMS

Spotted fever is prevailing in the
northern part of Humboldt county.
Playing cards are worth So so a
pack upin the Yukon (Alaska) mines.
Miss Grace Dowdell, for several
years fsvorite teacher in the Carson
schools, died at Reno April 9th.
Under the new law freight on flour
has been reduced from Sacramento
to Reno from $212 to $40 per carload.
The California Cooperative Colony
has bought 1000 acres of the Gerritos
ranch, Los Angeles county, for $40 an
acre.
Oroville, Cal, now claims to have
been struck by the boom. The fees of
the County Recorder last month were
over $500.
The Boomerang reports that $4,000
has been raised to put up glass works
at Laramie, Wyoming, and that they
will be built forthwith.
A new rich free gold district is now
being opened up ten miles from MUIR
ray, Idaho, on Pony gulch, tribut-
airy of Beaver creek, which is north of
and parallel to Pritchard.
When a Dakota minister gives out
notice of some church melting, he adds
to the traditional formula, "God will
ing" the words land blizzard not
preventing
Miners are now being landed in
Alaska by every steamer They are
preparing for an early start up the
Yukon.
The largest nugget of silver ever
taken out of the ground weighed
$4,000 ounces, and it came from an
Arizona mine.
Commodore Todman will plant a
million and half young trout at the
Tahoe City end of the lake during the
present month. He has secured the
young fish and made all the necessary
arrangements.
A mine has been struck in the eel.
lar of saloon at Placerville. and is
being worked as far as possible with
out danger to the walls. The dirt
pays from % cents to S. to the pan.
The Grand Canyon, about twenty
miles south of Flagstaff, A. T., is de-
scribed as one of the grandest pieces
of scenery in the world, surprising, it
is claimed, the Yellowstone Park or
the Yosemite Valley. A railroad is
to be constructed whereby it can cas-
lily be reached, and magnificent hotels
are to be constructed at each end of
the canyon.
The Santa Barbara Press SAYS that
DR.. Walter Fuchs, the prominent
scientist who is now making deep.sea
soundings in the Santa Barbara chan
mel for the Agassiz Association, has
just returned from a trip tn the islands.
He reports that he found there cave
which greatly resembles the celebrated
blue Grotto," of Capri, only far more
beautiful.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16
Nos as Bright as Painted.

From Mr.. Logan, just in from
Sprucemont, we learn that the present
appearance Of that camp is not as
bright as painted. Only nine men are
at work in the mines, while about 100
are laying around waiting for a job,
with no prospect of getting work for
a month or more. He think Spruce
may boom, but not before the 1st OF
August.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16
The New Town OF Ely.

Next Tuesday, A. ]. Underhill, for
the Canton Company. will have sur
veyed and laid out the new Town OF
Ely-the prospective metropolis of
White Pine county. II will be located
ut the most eligible point of the gate to
the beautiful Steptoe Valley, where the
crystal waters of Murray Greek come
down from the snowy peaks and
meander through the low.lands. Now
is the time TO secure corner lots.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16

The Reno Journal says: j. NJ. Nc.
Cormack, the monument manufacturer,
is busily engaged on monument that
will shortly be placed in the Virginia
City Cemetery, where it will attract
the attention of all. 1t is seldom such
a work of art is placed In cemetery
in sageland. 1t will mark the last
resting place of Thomas Treehill.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16
A ACTON Furnace for sprucem on a

The Elko Independent says: The
first installment of the Acton furnace
to be erected at Sprucemont during
the present season has arrived at
Wells, and the work of transferring it
to its destination will be Immediately
commenced. One carload has arrived,
and the remainder will follow soon.
1t is proposed to put the furnace at
work on ores from the mines of that
camp as soon as possible, and the fu-
ture of Sprucemont is considered very
favorable. We congratulate our neigh
bors on the favorable outlook.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16
Plantation Philosophy

De bigger dat you see de smoke
De less de fire will be,
And de leastest kind o. 'possum
Climbs the biggest kind o. tree.
De darkey at the ole camp ground
Who can loudest sing and shout
IL agwine to rob some hen roost
Afore the week is cut.
Quoted by Senator Vance
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16

The President has appointed Eugene
Semple, of Washington Territory, to
be Governor of the Territory. We
know Eugene, having "stuck" type
for him away back in '68, when he
published the Portland (Oregon) Her
aid. He is a good man.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16

This town has got rid of some
worthless characters by the exodus to
Sprucemont. Taylor will be the gain
er and Spruce the loser by their mi
grafton. This not is saying but that
some good men have and are going
from here. for such is the case.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16

For the constructions of the new
Court House will be ready in a few
DAYS, and will be published in the
next issue of the News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16
bullion Shipment.

The Argus Mining Company ship
ped this week through Wells, Fargo
& Co.'s Express, 2 bars of bullion
valued at SO, 500.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16

A. C. Cleveland has commenced suit
in the District Court against W. j.
Townshend for $5,466 80.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16

A brick block. 100x205 feet, will be
erected in Reno this summer.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-16
POsToFFICE HOURS.

Nail opens a. n. and closes ior. n.
u..lstered mail closes at TIN.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-08-23
A SANDER REFUTED.

Some time since the Virginia Report
published an article rejecting on the
character of Judge A. L. Fitzgerald as
a judicial officer, and among other
things said that Judge Fitzgerald "has
not disposed of single case, except by
dismissal, since he has attained the
Office" AS q complete refutation of
the above the Clerk of Eureka county
and members of the bar publish list
of seven criminal and twelve civil cases
which have been tried and satisfactorily
disposed of in Judge Fitzgernld's Court,
and in addition add the following com.
mandatory remarks: ...
"Besides this he has heard and deter
mined habeas corpus matters and NUM-
erous probate motions and orders, and
several motions for lew trials. And no
case has ever been continued or post
poned in any way upon the motion or
oven request Of Judge Fitzgerald. And
we, said members of the bur for our
county and White Pine county. where
we all do business, state, AZ did our
bretheren of Humboldt for their county,
that Judge Fitzgerald has given entire
satisfaction and has disposed of all the
GASES that were ready for trial"
The above certificate is sgued by the
County Clerk Of Eureka county and
every member of the bar in Eureka and
White Pine counties, except Henry Rives
Esq. who WIS absent at the time the
communication was signed, and Is q
complete refutation of the Charges of
incompetency and general neglect of
business on the part Of Judge Fitz.
gerald, which WAS 30 conspicuously
paraded by the Report, for what pur.
pose and ut whose instance We cannot
even conjecture.
When newspapers publish articles
derogatory to the official character Of q
public officer they should hs perfect,
sure that every charge can be substan
tiated beyond the possibility OF doubt
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-08-23
NEW RAILROADS.
Three Lines Headed for the
Pacific.

The Commercial Bulletin says: Three
important railroads arc now at work in
Wyoming, the Cheyenne and North
ern, the Wyoming Central, and the
Chicago, Northwestern and Burlington.
The first named has built from Chey-
enne 1O1 miles to the Laramie river,
and will soon complete "a miles more
necessary to enable the Union Paci-
fic to claim the $500, 900 in bonds voted
by the county in which Cheyenne is sit
uated. Fort Fettermsn is still the
terminus of the Northwest's main line,
but that road is running the Wyoming
Central sixty miles mp the North Platte.
The Burlington is entering Wyoming
at three points-first OF Cheyenne, with
n line from Southern Nebraska, which
will. be complied in less than two
months; the second at Fort Laramie,
with it's Northern Nebraska route, and
the third in Northern Wyoming, with
branch from its Nebraska liue to the
Fort Laramie road. It is thought this
will be the Burliuton's main line to
California, should the mountain route
from Denver not be adopted.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-08-23

A Butte. Montana, dispatch OF the
a2nd instant says; U. S. Senator II, arst,
of California, said to-day in on inter-
view, II don't think silver, will 90
higher than ii is atpresent. Indeed We
viii all be satisfied il il ramains where
it is. The trouble is over-production
and want of legislation fixing the stand
ard Of value"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-08-23

Lyon County Times s-Headers are
now running from daylight until dark
on the ranches in Mason Valley. The
grain crop Is as good as the average,
The hay Drops will DO about three
ioutths of crop. Some rnnohers have
large crops. and others are lighter.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
Geological Survey Work.

Prof. John c. Branner IS push. ing things right along in the geo. logical survey. In addition to keeping his own forces going steadily, he is managing to get con- siderable assistance from the U. s. coast and geodet:c survey. He gets no more, to be sure, than he is entitled to, but it is the first as. sistance rendered and has been SC. cured only by the professors un- tiring efforts. He has just sue. ceeded in getting the coast and ge- odptic survey to run a line from this place to Memphis to deter mine the height above the sea lev. el which will be used as a base line in determining its altitude at all points in the state. The work must be very accurate, and 1t is said that the variations of this line will not be one.tenth of an inch. Three men from the coast survey are engaged in the work and they have engaged three engineers from this state. Arkansas gets all the benefits to be derived from making the survey.-Hot Springs Sentinel
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
A Great Publishers Card.

The great book publisher. the late James Harper, related the fol- lowing episode in his life:
 'l served my apprenticeship on the spot on which l am sitting. l did the rough work of tue office. e.- Rich men lived in this locality; their sons were idle and took pains to annoy me. One would say, "Harper, who made your bootsT Another, "Jim, give me card to your taylor.' A stout, ugly boy, whose father was d rich lawyer, pushed me nearly down. turned, gave him kick, and said, There, take that. That is my card. When l am in business and you are a poor, worthless fellow in want, as you will be, call on me and l will give you work if yon deserve it.'- Since l have been on this spot, il, Franklin square, that .man called on me. He was in actual want He reminded me of my card and solicited assistance. l gave it to him.-New York Dry Goods Chronicle.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
Mark This Boys.

Did you ever know man who grew rich by fraud, continue sue cessful through life, and leave a fortune at death?
 Tms question was put to a gen. tleman who had been in business forty years. After reflecting awhile he replied:
 Not one. have seen many men become rich as if by magic. and win golden opinions, when some little thing led to an exposure oi their fraud, and have fallen into disgrace and ruin. Arson, peuu. ", murder and suicide are com- mon crimes with those who make haste to be rich, regardless of the means.
 Boys. stuck a pin here. You will soon be men, and begin.to act with those who make money. Write thls good man's.t s.testimOny in your mind and with it put this word of God: "He that hasteth to be rich has an evil eye, and considereth not, that poverty shall come upon him."
 Let the words lead you to re- solve to make haste slowly, when you go into business in the matter of making money.-EX.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
A Very Rapid Increase Under De-
 creasing Circumstances.

The assumed rapid decrease ot the public debt of the United States, as shown in the statements published, has seemed very mar vicious to foreigners. The experi- ence of other nations with their public debts lead them to doubt the statements of this cOuntry.- Most of them have continually in creasing instead of decreasing na' tional debts.
 How then, they ask, can the United States diminish it's debt so rapidly.
 The prosperity of the people du- ring all these years has been una. bated. In fact the country has nev. CT seen such an era of general prosperity. The two conditions ap- pear to be contradictory.
 Are the statements true?
 In one sense they are undOubt. edly correct, but the public debt has largely increased since the war. It has accumulated to the great inventors and discoverers whose successful efforts have cas- ed the burdens of labor and made pleasant the pathway of toll.
 A grateful public should also ac- knowledge it's indebtedness to those who have promoted health and happiness, The proprietors of Warmers safe cure have given to the public a specific for all kidney disorders, and the innumerabls tram of frightful diseases that are caused by them, The late public teacher, Dr. bio Lewis, who sel. dom prescribed medicines of any sort, gave to thlS renowned speclnc his warm commendatien, and said fine found himself suffering from any kidney disorder he should use it. Kidney disorders are the cause of 93 per cent, say the prOprietors of that remedy, of all diseases. If you keep the kidneys in health, you have the greatest assurance of freedom from all disease.
 Before the discovery of this rem. edy, bright's disease was deemed incurable. Now the number of victims of the dread kidney disea- ses, and all others caused by such diseases, who are by it snatched from death constantly increases, and as the efficacy of the remedy becomes more widely known those who have reason to he deyouily thankful that this wondeiiu >pe- citic has been rade known to the world, multiply with rapidly increas ling ratio.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

The Telegraph has had occasion before this tune to speak of the castor bean as a crop lhat would be likely toprove profitable It at teution IS given to it. Farmers m Minnesota and Kansas have culti- yated it successfully and the soil and climate of Texas is no doubt better suited to the full develop ment of the plant than either of those states. It grows luXuriant- ly on the black lands and stands a drouth admirably. With regard to the variety best suited for culti- vation the Texas Stockman says: "The variety of castor plant usual ly seen around the city is not the kind for commerce. This stalk grows too large and rank, produc- ing stub that is hard to blow out but the commercial is planted as you plant corn in checks and will yield a greater amount of seed and produce a small talk. The beans readily sell for one dollar and a half per bushel, ,"-Telegraph.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
Wh Y Do We Kiss?
An exchange notes the fact tha

An exchange notes the fact that in the days of ancient Rome, if a man kissed his sweetheart before marriage and died before they welded one-llalf of his property went to his intended bride and in case of her death to her heirs. In this country, at the present day, kissing girl before marriage very often costs man breach of promise suit and all his property. There are also many cases on rec ord where it has caused him to lose the whole top of his head.
 Kissing, it seems, has been a very costly and popular amnSe- ment ever since the world began.
 It was AdanI's bad break in kiss ing Eye that caused him to be compromised and finally bounced out of the garden of Eden. The insane desire to rub his lips against the lips of person better looking than himself resulted i'll his losing the finest piece ot real estate mentioned in sacred or pro- fane history, but who will be mean enough to blame him for doing --lU
 A short time ago a very cele' brated philosopher declared that kissing was a very stupid act, and sensible people ought to be ashamed to indulge in it, but we must remember that philosopher as a general thing, is bald headed and as sour as a pickled persim. mon, and is a.poor authority Tn such matters.
 There must be an .indescribable something in a kiss that dazes the soul and lifts it's way up in an at. mosphere of ecstacy, or why is 1t that man when he comes home loaded with club lemonade slyly kisses the good looking house maid in the dark hallway, and then to his horror discovers that his wife, with :arms akimbo, has the drop on him from the head Of the stairs.
 Why is it at the play when the hero folds an unusually pretty he- roine in his arms, hoists .her tiny chin and plants a square kiss on her lips, that men, long nosed men, bow-legged men and cross eyed men shiver with delight, hump their backs and inyoluntarl' ly exclaim, Ugh! ..Golly" and then turn around and oackle at each other like so many idots'
 The callous philosopher who has never experienced the joy man feels when he tries to kiss a girl ln the dark and gets stabbed in the eye with her nose, has no business rs express an opinion about kiss ing. Are our mouths merely holes for pie? We think not New Orleans States.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

George D. Prentiss once wrote: "It can not 'be that the earth Is man s abiding place. It cannot be that our life is a mere bubble, cast up to eternity to float mo- ment on it's waves and then sink into nothingness. Else why IS It that the glorious aspirations which leap like angels from the temple of our hearts are forever wandering unsat isfedi Why is it that all the stars that hold their festival around the midnight ..throne. .are set above the grasp of our limited faculties, forever mocking us with their unapproachable glory' And, finally, why is it that the forms of human beauty presented to our view are taken from us, leaving the thousand streams of our affec- tions to flow back in Alpine tor. rents upon our hearts! There is.a realm where the rainbow never fades; where the stars will be spread out before us like islands that slumber in the ocean; and where the beings which now pass before us like shadows will stay in our presence forever.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
AGRICULTURAL.
Edged or Flat Culture.

Where one farmer says that ridge culture is the better and an other farmer says that flat culture is the better, their assertions amount to this: The crop grown by the one, or his soil, was of such character that the best results came from keeping the land level. There can be no general rule ap- plicable to all cases. Neither flat culture nor ridged culture IS the best for all crops on every variety of soil. Presumably the first cultl- vation by man was level, since he followed close after nature. Likely the first people to employ ridsed culture were the Celts, who prece- ded the present races as the occu- piers of Europe; at least, their land ridges are the earliest of which we have any knowledge. These ridges however, had no reference to the plants to be grown, but were necessary measure in the reduc- ton to cultivate of the swampy land that Europe was originality Their purpose was to drain the land and to bring a portion of It above the water in a wet season.
 Killing or rldging makes the ground drier and warmer; hence, ridged culture is likely to be the better on cold or wet lands. or for crops that require much warmth in the ground.
 Wollny made careful eXperl- ments to determine the relative heat and moisture of hilled and Of flat land. He made number of hills, a loot high and twenty in- ches broad, contiguous lands be- ing fiat. Thermometers were in- serted in the hills and in the flat land, their bulbs being from four to eight inches below the surface. Temperatures were observed fre- quently and regularly, day and night, during the growing season, and the moisture ofthe soil was as frequently and regularly deter mined. It was ascertained that the earth in the hills retained de- cidedly less water than the contie- uous flat ground. Also, that in general during the growing. season the earth in the hills was warmer than that of the flat land. In cold weather, however, and even dur ing the growing season when the temperature of the atmosphere was unusually low, the flat earth was warmer than the hilled earth. Also, it was noted that during the growing season the variations in the temperature of the hilled land were greater than in the tempera- ture of the flat land. It was found that hills running from east to west were warmer by day and cooler by night, and were subject to wider valuations of temperature than hills ranging from north and south.-J. M. Stahl, ofQuincy, H., in South ern Cultivator.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
PATENTS!

Inventors and patentees are all having business with the |. <. Patent Office are in. vitcd to communicate with me with con. fdent reliance upon my fidelity to their in. tcrests.
 New inventions patented, old invention. improved, and rejected applications revived Caveats filed and tradc marks registered. Prompt attention, skillful service, moder. ate charges. Preliminary information cheer. fully furnished.
 q. s. YANTIS, Solicitor of American and Foreign Patents
 Sl6 F-s street N. w.,
 WASHl SGTON D. C.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

All perches and nests in the hen. house should be so arranged as to be easily taken outside and saturat ed with kerosene oil, which is a sure remedy for lice.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

The love of horticulture is one of the oldest of cultivated tastes among civilized men. Confucious comments it most highly, as also did the ancient Greeks and Ro- mans. Ii may well be regarded as a good index of the progress of a people in civilization.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

In favor of farming, observes a recent writer, it may be truly said that a greater proportion of those who began hy working on tarm rise to competence and moderate wealth than in any other pursuit.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
DIARRHGA orr FLUX.

Fmx. Diarrhma, and all Summer Complaints are completely checked and cured in a few hours bv Collins Apue Cure TRY IT. Sold everywhere by all Dealers at 50 cts. Bottle
 tY-Ask your Dealer for Copy of the CoLLINy PRESENT CENTURY ALMANAC, or Address
 COLLINS BR0S DRUG CO.,, ST. LOUIS, MO.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
BILIOUS COLO.

Immediate relief and speedy cure for tho worst cases of Bilious COlic is found m the use of Collins Ague Cure. Asa radical cor rectiye of all Bilious Disorders it has 10 equal
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

There is always a market for quinces in the large cities, and, fl quality is good, at paying prices.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

It is said that bad incentive is behind every good action. Let us hope that a bad incentive may be more active Tn the future.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

Professor Henry says that if corn fodder is fed whole, forty per cent of it will be wasted, as com. pared with feeding it cut.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16

He who tries to crack a joke, of. tentimes cracks his fingers.
Nevada County picayune., 1887-11-16
MALARIAL FEVER,

few doses of Collins Ague Cure will quickly break up the worst case of MalariM Fever. No other remedy possesses the power of so completely eradcating Malaria from the system. CKILLS and FEVER yield at once To lis inliIi.nce and lhe curr lh nrrIuInent